Profile: Talented but raw, 2013 will be a big year for Romero as he tries to overcome the inconstancy which has plagued his young career. His upside warrants holding him in the deepest leagues, but, as it is will all Rays, his ascent will be a slow climb. (JD Sussman)

Profile: Romero spent the majority of the 2013 season at the Double-A level, where shaky control marred his otherwise impressive performance. His well-regarded stuff does not generate many strikeouts, but can produce good amounts of weak contact. In his major league debut, a 4.2 inning start resulting from an injury-ravaged Rays rotation, he walked four and struck out no one. Romero will need to considerably improve his +12% walk rate if he hopes to earn a way into a crowded Rays rotation, and even then, he'll need to develop his secondary pitches. He is a bit of a project, and while he could land more playing time in 2014, don't expect much from the 23-year-old lefty just yet. (@BradleyWoodrum)

The Quick Opinion: Romero might be a worthy minor league keeper in some dynasty leagues, but he is still at least another year away from offering fantasy teams positive value. For now, keep an eye on his control. If his strikeout rate goes back up and his walk rate continues to go down, he could make for a quality young arm.

Profile: Baseball America ranked Romero the fourth-best prospect in the Tampa Bay system in 2014. He was the highest ranked lefty hurler in the system, 10 spots ahead of Blake Snell and 13 spots ahead of Felipe Rivero. He enters '17 as a hurler out of options with a big fastball that he struggles to command from batter to batter. Romero is at his best when he gets ahead of the hitters and gets them to swing over the cutter, which has an elite swinging strike rate. However, those type of plate appearances are too infrequent. There were five outings in which he walked two or more batters and 10 in which he allowed at least two earned runs. ERA, FIP, xFIP, DRA... the results all look particularly bad. He might be better served going with the cutter full time if the fastball command continues to lag. (Jason Collette)

The Quick Opinion: Romero's bad command offsets his big fastball. He is rarely used in high leverage because of his issues, so saves and wins are mostly acquired rather than earned. Still, that cutter is a nasty pitch when he is on.

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